Feeder cattle price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
343.50usd/lbs+0.75% today
Feeder cattle last traded at 343.50 usd/lbs (close of October 13, 2026), down 2.0% year to date and down 8.6% over twelve months.
It is in a downtrend: both the price and its 50-day average are below the 200-day average, with the price 3.4% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 304.98 and 380.18; today's price sits at 51% of that range.
One-month volatility is 15% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 19.8%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- +0.8%
- 1M
- +1.6%
- 3M
- −1.6%
- 6M
- −8.7%
- Year to date
- −2.0%
- 1Y
- −8.6%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Feeder cattle over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −3.4%
- RSI (14 days)
- 59
- Momentum 12-1
- −10.0%
- Volatility 1M
- 14.9%
- Volatility 1Y
- 18.3%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −19.8%
- 52-week range position
- 51%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 9,386 contracts in Feeder cattle (14.7% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. Report of October 6, 2026.
Feeder cattle COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has feeder cattle performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Feeder cattle is −2.0% year to date and −8.6% over the last twelve months, at 343.50 usd/lbs.
Is feeder cattle above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 3.4% below its 200-day average of 354.97. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is feeder cattle?
Its one-month volatility is 14.9% annualised and one-year volatility 18.3%. Current volatility is at the 32th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short feeder cattle?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 9,386 contracts in Feeder cattle (14.7% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.